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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quilting - The Joy of My Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What remedy was used in the mountains for stings?
(a) Salt.
(b) A milkweed poultice.
(c) Castor oil.
(d) A dandelion green poultice.

2. What was the last Foxfire book to be published under the contract with the New York Publisher?
(a) Foxfire 20.
(b) Foxfire 9.
(c) Foxfire 10.
(d) Foxfire 15.

3. What did Roy Roberts, another owner of a general store, sell to the train engineers as they drove through his town?
(a) Socks and shoes.
(b) Ham.
(c) Cake.
(d) Coffee.

4. Who wrote the articles in the Foxfire series?
(a) College history professors.
(b) High school students in Rabun County, Georgia.
(c) High school teachers in Rabun County, Gerogia.
(d) Professional authors hired by the Foxfire organization.

5. With what animals did a boy once pay Roy Roberts?
(a) Skunks.
(b) Possums.
(c) Bears.
(d) Foxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not a quilt pattern traditionally made in Appalachia?

2. What problem arose due to the books in the Foxfire series presenting a range of topics in each volume?

3. What business did Earl Gillespie operate in addition to a general store?

4. Approximately how many quilt patterns has the Foxfire organization collected over the years?

5. What remedy was used in the mountains for hiccups?

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